[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR2741.7]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 2740_RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart 2741_Recreation and Public Purposes Act: Requirements
 
Sec. 2741.7  Acreage limitations and general conditions.

    (a) Conveyances under the Act to any applicant in any one calendar 
year shall be limited as follows:
    (1) Any State or State agency having jurisdiction over the State 
park system may acquire not more than 6,400 acres for recreational 
purposes and such additional acreage as may be needed for small roadside 
parks and rest sites of 10 acres or less each.
    (2) Any State or agency or instrumentality of such State may acquire 
not more than 640 acres for each of its programs involving public 
purposes other than recreation.
    (3) Any politicial subdivision of a State may acquire for 
recreational purposes not more than 6,400 acres, and for public purposes 
other than recreation an additional 640 acres. In addition, any 
political subdivision of a State

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may acquire such additional acreage as may be needed for roadside parks 
and rest sites of not more than 10 acres each.
    (4) If a State or political subdivision has failed in any one 
calendar year to receive 6,400 acres (not counting public lands for 
small roadside parks and rest sites) and had an application on file on 
the last day of that year, the State, State park agency or political 
subdivision may receive additional public lands to the extent that the 
conveyances would not have exceeded the limitations for that year.
    (5) Any nonprofit corporation or nonprofit association may acquire 
for recreational purposes not more than 640 acres and for public 
purposes other than recreation an additional 640 acres.
    (6) Acreage limitations described in this section do not apply to 
conveyances made under section 211 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976.
    (b) Conveyances within any State shall not exceed 25,600 acres for 
recreational purposes per calendar year, except that should any State 
park agency or political subdivision fail in one calendar year to 
receive 6,400 acres other than small roadside parks and rest sites, 
additional conveyances may be made thereafter to that State park agency 
or political subdivision pursuant to any application on file on the last 
day of said year to the extent that the conveyances would not have 
exceeded the limitations of said year.
    (c) No patents shall be issued under the act unless and until the 
public lands are officially surveyed. This requirement does not apply to 
islands patented under the authority of section 211(a) of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

[44 FR 43472, July 25, 1979. Redesignated at 51 FR 50300, Dec. 10, 1985, 
and amended at 50 FR 50301, Dec. 10, 1985; 65 FR 70112, Nov. 21, 2000]